soldier
husband/fathers after up to six
years of fighting. In America the
returning G.I.'s were regaled with
the G.I. Bill which gave them education
and homes. In war-devastated and
bankrupt Britain, the returning
Tommy's (British soldiers), got
Holiday Camps and The National Health
System.
These collective 2-week-a-year vacation spots
were first opened along the British coast using
converted war-time army barracks by enterprising
companies like Butlins & Pontins. Once in
the holiday camp all amenities were free such
as food, amusements and baby-sitting. (The baby
boom started somewhere!). Imagine Club Med in
pre-fall East Germany. My family went to Butlins
in Skegness for their first holiday.
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